diff --git a/stand/defaults/loader.conf b/stand/defaults/loader.conf
index ca50488b4fc..4cc5a79e7e8 100644
--- a/stand/defaults/loader.conf
+++ b/stand/defaults/loader.conf
@@ -161,10 +161,6 @@ module_blacklist="drm drm2 radeonkms i915kms amdgpu"	# Loader module blacklist
 #debug.ktr.mask="0x1200"	# Bitmask of KTR events to enable
 #debug.ktr.verbose="1"		# Enable console dump of KTR events
 
-
-### HardenedBSD settings #####################################
-loader_version="HardenedBSD 12-STABLE"
-
 ###  Module loading syntax example  ##########################
 #module_load="YES"		# loads module "module"
 #module_name="realname"		# uses "realname" instead of "module"